Federal Diner in Otago Menu

BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • Cheese or Date Scones (World famous in Wanaka) $4.50
  • (C) Bacon & cheese $9.00
  • (B) Jam & butter $4.50
  • (A) Plain $4.00
  • Croissant:
  • Totally Nuts $10.00
    • Grilled banana bread with cashew nut butter
  • Winter Warmer $12.00
    • Porridge with chai spiced stewed fruits & cream
  • The Monk $19.00
    • Eggs Benedict with bacon & roasted tomato
  • The Buddha $19.00
    • Eggs Benedict with spinach, mushrooms & roasted tomato
  • Betty's Bacon Butty $10.00
    • Bacon, egg & relish
  • Brossie's Bun $11.00
    • Halloumi, grilled tomato, spinach & relish
  • Social Climber $13.00
    • Organic eggs fried or poached with roasted tomato on crusty bread - add free farmed streaky bacon $5.00
  • Hawea Flat $18.00
    • Spinach, mushrooms, roasted tomato & halloumi on polenta cake
  • PinaCoco $19.00
    • Caramelised pineapple hotcake with coconut yoghurt & lime
  • Comfort Kedgeree $19.00
    • Smoked salmon, mild Indian spiced rice & poached egg
LUNCHTIME CLASSICS LUNCHTIME CLASSICS
  • Lone Ranger $17.00
    • Waitoa free range roast chicken sandwich on ciabatta with aioli, caramelised onion & brie
  • Roti 'n' Roll $14.00
    • Pulled pork roti roll with hoisin, coriander, spring onion & pickled chilli
  • Wunder Burg $20.00
    • Homemade beef pattie with smoked cheese, caramelised onions, gherkins, salad & french fries with chipotle mayonnaise
  • Pure Wisdom $16.00
    • Ancient grain salad with cranberries, almonds, lemon & mint dressing (Vegan)
  • Roast It $19.00
    • Roast carrot salad with goat's cheese puree, preserved lemon dressing, dukkah & flatbread
  • The Chowder Pie $21.00
    • Smoked salmon, prawn, leek & potato pie with green salad
  • Soul Soup $18.00
    • Waitoa free range chicken & ginger broth, vermicelli noodles, seasame, chilli & spring onions
EXTRAS EXTRAS
  • Hollandaise $1.00
  • Tomatoes, mushrooms, 1 organic egg, avocado or halloumi $3.00
  • Free farmed bacon, Waitoa free range chicken or smoked salmon $5.00
  • French fries with tomato chilli relish & aioli $9.00
  • Mixed salad with balsamic $10.00
  • Gluten free bread add $1.00
KIDS KIDS
  • Egg or bacon on toast (+ $3.00 for scrambled) $5.00
  • Fruit plate $9.00
  • Hot cake with maple & banana $10.00
  • Peanut butter & banana on toast $5.00
  • Flatbread pizza with salami $8.00
  • Beef burger & fries $14.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Seafood Chowder $15.90
  • Homemade Corn Fritters $2.50
  • Soup of the Day $12.90
    • Please ask Wait Staff for today's option. Served with Fresh Bread of the day
  • Pepper Steak $33.90
    • 450gm Ribeye grilled to your liking and served with Brandy and Pepper Sauce. Flintstone Steaks (Rib Attached)
  • Garlic Ribeye $29.90
    • 450gm Ribeye grilled to your liking and served with Garlic Butter. Flintstone Steaks (Rib Attached)
  • Chicken Burger $16.90
  • Caesar Salad $16.90
    • Chicken, Bacon, Croutons, Egg and Salad in our special Caesar dressing and topped with Shaved Parmesan.
  • Pancake Stack $14.90
  • Shoestring Fries $6.50
  • Hangover Healer $13.00
    • Pint of Asahi or Somersby & Fries with your choice of Salt
  • Haloumi $4.00
  • Chicken Slaw $14.50
    • Vietnamese Slaw topped with Fried Chicken, Coriander, pickled Ginger, Roast peanuts, and Japanese Mayo
  • Choose your Salt:
    • Sea Salt, Five Spice Chicken, Cajun, Smoked Chilli
  • Sweet Beetroot Salad $13.50
    • Sweet Fresh Beetroot Salad With Currants, Mint, Basil Pesto, Spiced Dukkah, & Grilled Haloumi
  • Smoked Salmon $4.00
  • 5 Spice Fried Chicken $7.50
  • Pancakes $8.50
    • with fresh fruit, yoghurt & maple syrup
  • Free range chicken salad $17.00
    • Choose from Quinoa, pistachio, salad greens, sweet potato, grapes and beetroot relish or Avocado, fresh mint, salad greens, citrus, currants, barley and toasted seeds
  • Malaysian Chicken Laksa Soup $14.00
    • with coconut, ginger, rice noodles, vegetables, bean sprouts, lime & peanuts
  • Add wilted spinach $4.00
  • Bacon and eggs $18.50
    • (eggs any style) with fresh tomato, sautéed potatoes, ciabatta, pork sausages and our home made beans
  • Fruit Platter w Runny Honey & Yoghurt $14.00
    • Seasonal fruit served with honey, mint, yoghurt and granola.
  • Fruit salad $8.50
    • with yoghurt & granola
  • Ham and cheese toastie $8.50
    • with fruit, chocolate chip cookie and a juiceHam and cheese toastie with fruit, chocolate chip cookie and a juice >>
  • Curry $2.50
  • Hoki-large L $7.50 / S $3.50
  • Scallops $3
  • Spring or Curry Roll $3
  • Mushy Peas $2.50
  • 6 Onion Rings $3.50
  • 6 Chicken Nuggets $5.50
  • Battered Sausage/Hot Dog-small $3
  • shoestring fries served w/ aioli $9.00
  • Tempura w/ Nam jim
  • Grilled w/ a Thai butter and pickled ginger
  • Scallops, cauliflower coconut and squid risotto, apple, lime and curry $25.00
  • Free range chicken stuffed with chorizo, tabbouleh salad, salsa verde and NZ scampi $39.00
  • Sorbet $6.00
    • Seasonal sorbet palate cleanser
  • Local baby leaf side salad w/ balsamic dressing $9.00
  • Served natural w/ lemon
  • Skillet breakfasts
    • Choose one
  • -mushrooms, tomato, hash browns & two eggs, served with texas toast $18.50
  • Buttermilk fried chicken $16.00
    • On waffles covered in syrup
  • Huevos rancheros $18.00
    • Served w tortillas(can be df/gf)
  • for your little big mouth
  • Toast or bagel $6.00
    • W american cream cheese, peanut butter, jam or nutella
  • -bacon, tomato, hash browns & two eggs, served texas toast $20.50
  • Lamb, chicken, falafel, zucchini One-size $13.50
  • Gluten free Wraps $3.00
  • Ozan Special Sauce
    • A mayonnaise sauce blended with our special spices
  • Served in a burger bun, with salad, small chips plus your choice of sauce
  • -Large $10.00
  • Served inside pita bread with salad and your choice of sauce
  • -Pita bread $2.50
  • -Skewers/shish $8.00
  • New zealand green-lipped mussels $16.00
    • Steamed with white wine and our own harissa blend paste,served with toasted ciabatta bread.
  • Fries and things $7.70
    • Choose one of the following with your fries: chicken nuggets,mini hot dogs or fish bites; salad can be substituted for fries.
  • Chicken cheese sandwich $15.50
    • Sliced grilled chicken breast roasted with sautéed onions, jalapeños and cheese in a torpedo roll, served with steak-cut fries or salad.
  • Available 11am–2pm
  • Cheese and onion toastie $7.70
    • Served with salad or fries
  • Pasta of the day $14.50
    • See specials board
  • Dunedin clam chowder $15.00
    • Our own special blend, with local clams, bacon, onions, celery, potatoes and cream, served with toasted ciabatta bread.
  • Grilled fish burger $15.50
    • Our own special patty of blue cod and salmon, with new zealand saffron mayo and lettuce on a house-baked bun served with steak-cut fries or salad.
  • Panini $6.90
  • Steak and cheese / Steak and mushroom / Steak and pepper / steak and onion $3.30
  • Mutton / Chicken $4.20
  • Toast and spreads $5.00
  • Hot BLT $7.00
  • When you’ve got the munchies, you can’t beat a pie! At The Doughbin, we have all your favourite pies – mince, steak, chicken, and mutton; as well as a vegetarian option. We also have a range of savouries and sausage rolls. While you’re here, be sure to try our bacon and egg slice – it’s a real crowd-pleaser!
  • ∙Hot
  • Hot cakes $10.00
  • 180g Hereford fillet steak $35
    • with hand cut potato wedges, aioli & garden salad. add rich red wine jus $4
  • Rich & creamy seafood chowder $20
    • packed full of seafood, served in a crusty cobb bread bowl
  • Bread & dips $12
    • freshly baked bread loaves with dips of the day, olive oil & balsamic reduction
  • Hand-cut potato wedges with aioli $6
  • Falafel bowl $18
    • crisp, moist falafels, homemade chilli jam & cucumber mint raita served in a tortilla basket with a garden salad
  • Super-healthy salmon $19
    • house smoked salmon fillet served with a raw energy salad of wild rice, beetroot, orange, coconut, & soy toasted pumpkin & sunflower seeds
  • Postmasters Platter – a taste of the region’s best produce $48
    • including house smoked salmon, venison carpaccio, chicken liver pâté, Whitestone Brie, spiced nuts, marinated olives, fig chutney, homemade oat cakes, breads & dips with wine matches 3 x 50 ml, $12 per person
  • Kiwi Classic fish ‘n’ chips $18
    • lightly battered fish of the day served with tangy tartare sauce & homemade wedges
  • Gyu Tataki $15.00
    • seared ribeye with roasted garlic flakes
  • Tan Tan Ramen $13.00
    • spicy minced pork and sesame noodle soup
  • Yasai-Ten $10.00
    • vegetable tempura (baby corn, okra, lotus root)
  • Ebi-Kushiyaki $14.00
    • prawn skewers with spicy bean sauce
  • Yaki Udon $15.00
    • stir fried ginger pork udon noodles
  • Salmon Aburi $15.00
    • seared salmon with buttered sour soy
  • Banbangii $14.00
    • steamed chicken with mung beans and sesame
  • Gyoza $15.00
    • pork dumplings
  • Fish Masala - Subtle seafood curry with a tangy masala sauce $15.50
  • Naan - Traditional Indian leavened bread $2.50
  • Roasted Poppadoms - Wafer thin spiced crisp bread (5 poppadom) $2.00
  • Mango Chicken - An exotic curry with tender chicken in a subtle creamy sauce $15.50
  • Seasonal Vegetables - Crispy fresh vegetables flash fried in the khadai $5.50
  • Chicken Bhuna - Panfried chicken, onion and tomato, finished with a thick spicy sauce $15.90
  • Chana Masala - Chickpeas cooked with tomatoes, ginger, garlic and green chilli, garnished with onion rings $14.50
  • Malai Kofta - Delicious clusters of lightly fried homemade cottage cheese, potato and nuts, served with a delicate cashew sauce $14.50
  • SMOKED CHICKEN PASTA SALAD $16.00
    • SMOKED CHICKEN BREAST TOSSED IN PASTA WITH CELERY, SPRING ONIONS AND HERBS TOPPED WITH A HONEY MUSTARD DRESSING.
  • HAM STEAK $20.00
    • 220g HAM STEAK TOPPED WITH PINEAPPLE AND SERVED WITH SALAD AND YOUR CHOICE OF CHIPS OR HASH BROWNS.
  • BEEF WRAPS $12.50
    • TENDER BEEF, ONIONS, LETTUCE, TOMATO, CARROT WITH EITHER RICH TOMATO SAUCE OR BBQ SAUCE WRAPPED IN MIDDLE EASTERN STYLE FLATBREAD.
  • CHICKEN WRAPS $12.50
    • COATED CHICKEN, LETTUCE, TOMATO, RED ONION, CHEESE, CARROT & MILD SWEET CHILLI SAUCE WRAPPED IN MIDDLE EASTERN STYLE FLATBREAD.
  • STEAK MEAL $25.00
    • 300g RUMP STEAK (PLAIN, PEPPERED, OR GARLIC) SMOTHERED IN ONIONS AND SERVED WITH SALAD AND YOUR CHOICE OF CHIPS OR HASH BROWNS.
  • PAVLOVA WITH BERRIES AND CREAM $7.00
  • BASKET OF SPICY WEDGES & SOUR CREAM $7.00
  • HAM SALAD $14.00
    • SLICED HAM ON THE BONE SERVED WITH A FRESH GARDEN SALAD AND COUSCOUS ON THE SIDE.
  • V1 Monk’s Offering (GF, V) $20.00
    • sautéed fresh seasonal vegetables and tofu, stir fried in garlic sauce, served on hotplate
  • A2 Tom Yum With Prawn (GF) $15.00
    • entrée size thai style tom yum soup with prawn, lime juice and coriander
  • V3 Mapo Tofu (GF, V) $20.00
    • braised Sichuan style tofu tofu with black bean paste, Sichuan peppercorn, mushroom and seasonal vegetables
  • Y4 Roasted Duck And Lychee Salad $30.00
    • roasted duck, lychee, pineapple, soba noodle salad, with a plum hoisin dressing
  • Dessert
  • Served With Steamed Jasmine Rice
  • Thai Style Grilled Whole Chicken
    • marinated in lemongrass, kaffir lime, coriander and five spice
  • Y5 Crying Tiger Beef Salad (GF) $ 30.00
    • thai classic salad, premium beef rib eye grilled, with fresh lettuce, cherry tomato, cucumber, mint, lime juice and coriander
  • Salted Coconut & Mango Ice Cream $7
    • hand-churned by Pure NZ ice cream
  • Kaffir Lime cream $12
    • crispy coconut, vanilla marinated pineapple
  • Prawn & Coriander Dumplings (4 pieces) $11
  • Percik Chicken $14
    • toasted coconut
  • Malaysian Spiced Chicken $17
  • Pork & Lup Cheong Wonton (4 pieces) $10
  • Stir Fried Pork Belly $19
    • Asian greens, oyster sauce, spiced crackling crumble
  • Chinese Mushroom Spring Rolls $9
Federal Diner

Federal Diner

location

Address

47 Helwick Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand

phone

Phone

034435152

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Saturday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Sunday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Contemporary , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Bar Not Available ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  No Takeaway ,  Free Wifi ,  Local cuisine ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
47 Helwick Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand